Box 7
Contains 325 Results:
Thomas M. Ogle to Robert E. Lee, 1866-01-15
Ogle wrote to inquire about obtaining the right to sales of Lee’s history of the war in the State of Delaware.
J. A. Burns to Robert E. Lee, 1866-01-15
Burns wrote to inquire about obtaining the right to sales in California, Arizona and Nevada for Lee’s history of the war.
T. S. Courtney to Robert E. Lee, 1866-1-15
T. L. Courtney, proprietor of Arlington House, a hotel in Richmond, Virginia, sent Lee an invitation to stay at Arlington House when he went to Richmond.
Washington College Information Request from William A. Vance, 1866-01-16
Upon Robert E. Lee assuming the position of president of Washington College, the college received a great deal of attention from southerners and northerners alike. Prospective students of the college or their parents would write to Robert E. Lee in order to request a Washington College catalogue, admission to the school or more information. Vance wrote on behalf of his son, a Confederate veteran.
L. Washington to Robert E. Lee, 1866-01-16
Washington wrote to Lee to inquire about an internship in French, Latin or Spanish at Washington College.
James Park to Robert E. Lee, 1866-01-17
James Park, a preacher in Knoxville, Tennessee, wrote this letter to Lee to introduce Chalmers Deaderick who was travelling to Lexington for school.
Correspondences, 1866-1-18 - 1866-01-20
E. C. Middleton to Robert E. Lee, 1866-01-18
E.C. Middleton, an oil portrait artist, wrote to Lee asking for a photograph so that he could paint a portrait of Lee.
Washington College Circular Request from David J. Wilson, 1866-01-18
Upon Robert E. Lee assuming the position of president of Washington College, the college received a great deal of attention from southerners and northerners alike. Prospective students of the college or their parents would write to Robert E. Lee in order to request a Washington College catalogue, admission to the school or more information.
Alfred Chapman to Robert E. Lee, 1866-01-19
Chapman wanted Lee’s autograph to give to his children as family heirlooms.
J. G. Walker to Robert E. Lee, 1865-12-09
John George Walker, a former Confederate General, wrote to Robert E. Lee informing him of his whereabouts in London and his recent business ventures. It was Walker’s intention to start a company in London for the “Development of the resources of the Southern States of North America.”
Correspondences, 1865-12-10 - 1865-12-17
George Mason to Robert E. Lee, 1865-12-10
George Mason, relative (son or brother) of the Confederate representative to Great Britain, James Murray Mason, had heard that Mrs. Thomas J. Jackson and her children had fallen on hard times. He offered to start a collection and solicit donations for their well-being.
Grace B. Shreve to Robert E. Lee, 1865-12-11
Grace B. Shreve wrote this letter to Lee to accompany a Christmas present and to express her admiration for him.
C. B. Richardson to Robert E. Lee, 1865-12-11
Isaac R. Trimble to Robert E. Lee, 1865-12-12
Trimble served as a Confederate general during the war. He was responding to a request from Lee for military records and memories. Trimble offered reports of “the Battle of Hasel River – to the Battle of Cross Keys, the Battle of Slaughter Mountain, & the battle or capture of Manassas Station.” Trimble also offered to make detailed maps of the battlefields.
Louisa Wittschen and others to Robert E. Lee, 1865-12-13
Louisa Wittschen, Mary Bryand, Theodora Cordes, and Amelia Cordes wrote to Lee asking for a token to keep as a memento.
Washington College Circular Request from Isaac E. Hasbrouck, 1865-12-13
Upon Robert E. Lee assuming the position of president of Washington College, the college received a great deal of attention from southerners and northerners alike. Prospective students of the college or their parents would write to Robert E. Lee in order to request a Washington College catalogue, admission to the school or more information. Hasbrouck was "Teacher of Classics" at Newkark Academy in Newark, New Jersey.
Washington College Information Request from James B. Newman, 1865-12-15
Upon Robert E. Lee assuming the position of president of Washington College, the college received a great deal of attention from southerners and northerners alike. Prospective students of the college or their parents would write to Robert E. Lee in order to request a Washington College catalogue, admission to the school or more information.
W. S. Williams & Co. to Robert E. Lee, 1865-12-15
W. S. William & Co wrote in reference to publishing to Lee’s history of the war.
B. H. Bishop to Robert E. Lee, 1865-12-16
Bishop wrote to Lee offering to sell his history of the war once it was published.
Washington College Information Request from U. T. Hazelwood, 1865-12-17
Upon Robert E. Lee assuming the position of president of Washington College, the college received a great deal of attention from southerners and northerners alike. Prospective students of the college or their parents would write to Robert E. Lee in order to request a Washington College catalogue, admission to the school or more information.
Correspondences , 1865-12-18 - 1865-12-23
B. F. Blakeney & Co. to Robert E. Lee, 1865-12-18
Blakeney and Company wrote to Lee offering him several pens. They hoped that professors and students of Washington College would purchase the pens.
William R. Howard to Robert E. Lee, 1865-12-19
William R. Howard wrote that John H. Folling, a butcher, sent “a half barrel containing a few tongues and a sliced Round for your Christmas dinner.”